Lister.



A. J. GOMER.

LISTER. I APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 8 1914.

1,132,832, Patented Mar. 23, 1915.

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Inventor THE NORRIS FETFRS c0" PHOm-LITHQ. WASHINGTON. D. C.

To all whom it may concern:

ANDREW J: COMER, on CULLISON, KANSAS. 1

Be it known that 1, ANDREW CoMER, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Cullison, in the county ofPratt and State of Kansas, have invented a new and useful Lister, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to listing plows or cultivators especiallydesigned for use upon two rows simultaneously, one ofthe objects of theinvention being to provide a machine of this character which isperfectlybalanced so that the draft animal or animals will not be subjected toundesirable strain and can ghus more readily draw the machine over aeld.

A further object is to provide a simple and compact machine the beamadjusting levers of which are readily accessible and are mounted in asimple and efficientmanner.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, which will appear as thedescriptionproceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction; hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of 1 the invention herein disclosed can be made tion of whichextends a spindle 3.

within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit ofthe invention.

In the accompanying drawings, the preferred form of the invention hasbeen shown.

In said drawings:Figure l is a plan view of the machine. Fig. 2 is asection on line A-B Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the axle.-

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates an axleprovided, at each end, with an arch 2 from the outer por- The outer arm2 of each arch 2 is off-set rearwardly, as shown especially in .Fig. 2so that the spindles 3 are thus held in line with the intermediateportion of the axle 1. These spindles are adapted to be engaged by thesupporting wheels 4:.

Secured upon the intermediate portion of the axle 1 is a draft tongue 5and mounted on the rear portion of this tongue is a support 6 carrying aseat 7 The tongue 5 extends over and is secured to the middle portion ofa front strip 8. This front strip is preferably formed of a straptwisted at its center so as to bring one of its broad faces endsof thefront strip 8 are bent rearwardly as at 9' and lap and are secured tothe side strips 10 through which .the spindles 3-exten 1 j It will beseen that a compact frame structure 1s provided, the wheel'supportedspin ,ED-sTArs -PATEN OFFICE specificati'on'of Letters Patent- PatentedMar. 23, 1915. i 1 Application filed September 8, 1914., seria1 no.860,719. i I

attheftop; for the beam rest on. The i dles 3 being so located that,when a person 7 1s occupying the seat 7, the machine will be perfectlybalanced and 'the draft animal will not be subjected to unnecessarystrain.

Secured to the front strip 8 at each side of the beam 5 are brackets 11and each ofv these brackets extend between plates 12 secured to thesides of a beam 13. Said beam can be of. any desired construction andhas integral standard 14 to which a mold board 15 may be attached. Ifpreferred, however, any other suitable cultivating means such as disksmay be secured to the standards.

. Secured to and extending rearwardly from the inner side of each of thearches 2 is a toothed segment 16 having an arm 17 extend- I ingforwardly from the lower end thereof and bolted'or otherwise secured tothe intermediate portion of the axle 1. A lever 18 is pivotally mountedupon the arm 17 of each segment 16 and carries a spring pressed pawl 19designed to engage the-adjacent segment,

A whiifle tree 21 is mounted under the v I front strip 8 and preferablyworks about the bolt 22 which is employed for attaching the draft beam 5to said front strip 8.

It is to be understood that, ,under some conditions, the axle can bereversed in order to obtain the desired balance, the arms 2 beinginclined forwardly relative to'the intermediate portion of the axleinstead of rearwardly as shown. Furthermore, instead of. using theparticular form of axle in connection with an ordinary lister such asdescribed, the same can be used in connection'with a gang plow of thattype propelled by means of a tractor. Such use merely involves theenlargement of the axle so as to accommodate a greater number of plows.V I

By providing the arches in the axle, a low riding structure is provided,said arched portions extending over the rows so as not to injure theplants.

What is claimed is A lister including an axle having arched endportions, the outer arms of each arch being off-set rearwardly, spindlesoutstanding from said outer arms of the arches and held thereby out ofline "with the intermediate portion of the axle, supporting Wheelsengaging the spindles, a front frame memher, a draft beam secured uponsaid frame member and" the intermediate portion of the axle, and sidestrips secured to the ends of the front frame member and mounted on thespindles.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixedmy signa- Vitnesses:

L. M. HUTCHISON, ROY L. MILLER.

@opiea ei thla patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents.

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